2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball

CBI, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	18–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Monté Ross (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rafferty
Assistant coach	Mike Pegues
Assistant coach	Phil Martelli, Jr.
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA Tournament winner As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in fifth place in CAA play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Butler.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Kevin McNeil	Forward	6–8	230	Junior	Newport News, Virginia
3	Khalid Lewis	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Trenton, New Jersey
4	Jarvis Threatt	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Richmond, Virginia
10	Devon Saddler	Guard	6–2	205	Sophomore	Aberdeen, Maryland
12	Samer Madarani	Guard	5–10	160	Senior	Newark, Delaware
13	Kyle Anderson	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Newark, Illinois
14	Brendan McNulty	Guard	5–11	190	Junior	Downingtown, Pennsylvania
15	Chris Cooper	Forward	6–5	210	Freshman	Onancock, Virginia
21	Marvin King-Davis	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Richmond, Virginia
23	Hakim McCullar	Forward	6–8	250	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio
31	Will Townsville	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Newark, Delaware
32	Josh Brinkley	Forward	6–6	245	Junior	Richmond, Virginia
33	Carl Baptiste	Forward	6–8	240	Junior	Pittstown, New Jersey
44	Jamelle Hagins	Forward	6–9	240	Junior	Roanoke, Virginia
55	Tommy Williams	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Hamden, Connecticut

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	at Radford	L 54–58	0–1	Dedmon Center (1,642)
11/18/2011*	at Villanova	L 69–79	0–2	The Pavilion (6,500)
11/22/2011*	Cornell	W 72–64	1–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,784)
11/26/2011*	Lafayette	W 81–78	2–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,609)
11/30/2011*	at Boston University	L 67–73	2–3	Case Gym (553)
12/03/2011	Drexel	W 71–60	3–3 (1–0)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,421)
12/07/2011*	at Penn	L 60–69	3–4	The Palestra (2,351)
12/10/2011*	at Delaware State (Route 1 Rivalry)	W 58–42	4–4	Memorial Hall (912)
12/19/2011*	La Salle	W 70–66	5–4	Bob Carpenter Center (2,345)
12/22/2011*	at Howard	L 83–88 ^OT	5–5	Burr Gymnasium (380)
12/30/2011*	at Temple	L 63–66	5–6	Bob Carpenter Center (4,234)
01/02/2012	at UNC Wilmington	L 75–80	5–7 (1–1)	Trask Coliseum (2,657)
01/04/2012	Hofstra	W 67–66	6–7 (2–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,580)
01/07/2012	at William & Mary	W 75–64	7–7 (3–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,119)
01/11/2012	Old Dominion	L 66–68	7–8 (3–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,911)
01/14/2012	VCU	L 55–68	7–9 (3–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,568)
01/18/2012	at George Mason	W 63–89	7–10 (3–4)	Patriot Center (3,927)
01/21/2012	Georgia State	W 77–74 ^2OT	8–10 (4–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,773)
01/23/2012	Towson	W 62–43	9–10 (5–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,855)
01/25/2012	at Northeastern	L 62–62	10–10 (5–5)	Matthews Arena (1,221)
01/28/2012	at Drexel	L 55–71	10–11 (5–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
02/01/2012	George Mason	L 60–65	10–12 (6–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,091)
02/04/2012	at James Madison	W 85–80	11–12 (7–6)	JMU Convocation Center (4,625)
02/08/2012	UNC Wilmington	W 71–53	12–12 (8–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,759)
02/11/2012	at Georgia State	W 80–77	13–12 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena (1,751)
02/14/2012	at Hofstra	W 71–57	14–12 (10–6)	Hofstra Arena (1,785)
02/18/2012*	Hampton (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 68–64	15–12	Bob Carpenter Center (2,460)
02/22/2012	at Towson	W 76–69	16–12 (11–6)	Towson Center (1,021)
02/25/2012	Northeastern	W 82–72	17–12 (12–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,527)
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/02/2012	vs. Towson (First Round)	W 72–65	18–12	Richmond Coliseum (3,081)
03/03/2012	vs. Old Dominion (Quarterfinals)	L 74–88	18–13	Richmond Coliseum (5,889)
2012 CBI
03/14/2012*	at Butler (First Round)	L 58–75	18–14	Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,349)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball

Venues	Delaware Field House (1966–1992) Bob Carpenter Center (1992–present)

Culture & lore	YoUDee

People	Head coaches

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